How engineers can stay competitive during the AI transition
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the global energy landscape, Arindam Banerjee, the Paul B. Reinhold Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, suggests that students must master a multidimensional skill set to remain competitive during the industry’s rapid AI transition.
Materials scientists featured at Rutgers symposium on high-entropy materials
Two materials science and engineering faculty will be featured in Rutgers University's upcoming 2026 Malcolm G. McLaren Symposium.
Prof. Terry Hart on Artemis II: "It's about time"
Following the Artemis II mission
As global attention turns to NASA’s Artemis II mission—the first crewed journey back toward the Moon in more than 50 years—Professor Hart, founding director of Lehigh's Master's in Aerospace and Space Systems, is helping audiences across the news media landscape make sense of this historic moment. A former astronaut and professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, Hart brings a rare combination of firsthand spaceflight experience and deep technical expertise.
Frangopol earns repeat ASCE honor for bridge resilience research
Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture Emeritus and professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at Lehigh University, has been selected to receive the 2026 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize from the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
In yeast we trust: The science of baking and brewing
Why computing needs grand challenges—and what that means for AI
As artificial intelligence races ahead—reshaping nearly every aspect of modern life—Lehigh University computer scientist Daniel P. Lopresti is among a group of researchers asking a deceptively simple question: What would it look like if the field of computing rallied around a shared, long-term goal?
Academic, industry partners convene to advance catastrophe modeling
Lehigh Engineering faculty named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Five Lehigh University professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The 2026 cohort comprises 230 emerging inventors representing 82 NAI Member Institutions across the globe. This year’s class is the largest to date, with members collectively holding over 2,000 U.S. patents.
Lehigh Research Translation Effort Highlighted at Carnegie Mellon Startup Event
Lehigh University’s Research Translation AcceLUrator was highlighted at Carnegie Mellon University’s 2025 Startup Week, a multi-day celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier technology hosted by CMU’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. From September 23 to 26, the event brought together roughly 2,000 academics, researchers, investors, founders, and university leaders for over 25 events to explore strategies for accelerating innovation and advancing regional tech ecosystems.